Virgon: the Imperial Colony
The Imperial Colony
A temperate world of Helios Beta, second largest of the habitable colonies, known for its forests, its wealth and its capital, Boskirk.
Virgon, anciently named Virgo, was a temperate planet in the Cyrannus star system, orbiting the star Helios Beta. It was one of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol and the second largest of the habitable worlds, smaller only than Leonis. It was known for its forests and counted among the wealthier colonies until the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. (Battlestar Galactica: Map of the 12 Colonies; Battlestar Galactica: The Plan; Battlestar Galactica, "Dirty Hands")
Place in the system#
Virgon shared its sun, Helios Beta, with Leonis and with the small mining world of Troy, which the two colonies had worked since their founding. Its moon, Hibernia, was the only naturally habitable moon in the Colonies. The planet also brewed a beer, Virgon Brew, that was drunk on other worlds. (Battlestar Galactica: Map of the 12 Colonies; Battlestar Galactica, "Maelstrom")
Government#
During the Cylon War, Virgon joined the other colonies in founding the United Colonies of Kobol under the Articles of Colonization. Its capital was Boskirk, and its landmarks included the House of Parliament, the Tower of Virgon, the Petrus Palace and the Virgon universities. After the Fall, Marshall Bagot represented Virgon on the first Quorum of Twelve and nominated Tom Zarek for the vice presidency. (Battlestar Galactica, "Colonial Day"; Battlestar Galactica: Map of the 12 Colonies)
The Fall of the Twelve Colonies#
During the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, Admiral Nagala, commanding the Colonial Fleet from the battlestar Atlantia after Picon Fleet Headquarters was destroyed, led a counterattack against the Cylon fleet over Virgon. The CNP back doors left the Colonial warships helpless, and the Atlantia was destroyed with Nagala aboard. (Battlestar Galactica miniseries)
Frequently asked questions
- What is Virgon?
- Virgon, anciently named Virgo, was a temperate planet in the Cyrannus star system, orbiting the star Helios Beta. It was one of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol and the second largest of the habitable worlds, smaller only than Leonis.
- What was Virgon known for?
- Virgon was known for its forests and was one of the wealthier colonies. It brewed Virgon Brew, a beer drunk on other worlds, and its capital, Boskirk, held landmarks such as the House of Parliament, the Tower of Virgon and the Petrus Palace.
- How did Virgon fit into the Colonial government?
- Virgon joined the other colonies in founding the United Colonies of Kobol under the Articles of Colonization. After the Fall, Marshall Bagot represented it on the first Quorum of Twelve.
- What happened to Virgon during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies?
- Admiral Nagala led a counterattack over Virgon from the battlestar Atlantia, but the Cylons' back doors in the Command Navigation Program left the Colonial warships helpless, and the Atlantia was destroyed with Nagala aboard.
Gallery
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Sources
- BookBattlestar Galactica: Map of the 12 Colonies, Official map, Quantum Mechanix, made with Jane Espenson and Kevin Grazier
- FilmBattlestar Galactica: The Plan, Television film (2009)
- EpisodeDirty Hands, Season 3, Episode 16 (2007)
- EpisodeMaelstrom, Season 3, Episode 17 (2007)
- EpisodeColonial Day, Season 1, Episode 11 (2005)
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica miniseries, Two-part miniseries, Sci Fi Channel (2003)
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